Business Founders

Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru, caring about the environment started early. While farming with her mom and grandmother as a child..

Susan Frampton is the President of Planetree International, a non-profit advocacy..

The grandson of legendary Hollywood studio chief Dory Schary began his career at age 19 in the mailroom.

Karen Dufilho is Executive Producer at Google Spotlight Stories. Dufilho, who was instrumental in introducing immersive.

Matt Tyrnauer is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and partner in Altimeter Films.

Christopher "Chris" Meledandri (born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer, and the founder (2007) and CEO.

David Linde is the CEO of Participant Media, a position to which he was appoin..

Justin Bibb is a Senior Adviser at Gallup where he advises clients in the public,

Zakiyyah Myers is co-founder and chief operations officer at Innclusive, an inclusive home sharing platform for travelers.

Rohan Gilkes is a serial entrepreneur that has founded and served as CEO of several successful companies.

Christopher Bradshaw is a Black, justice-oriented, social entrepreneur whose expertise is using social innovation.

Justin Dawkins co-founded Goodie Nation and Collab Capital to change the face of tech by closing financial.

Nehemiah D. Frank is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Black Wall Street Times and a descendant of two families that survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Barry Givens is a techie, an entrepreneur, and a lover of all things helping to add COLOR to the Tech Industry. Based in Atlanta GA.

Stacey Shells is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ReGeneration Schools.

Aurora James is a Canadian creative director, activist, fashion designer, and founder of the 15 Percent Pledge.

James Bell is the Founding President of the W. Haywood Burns Institute.

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is an entrepreneur in the public interest.

Khanyi Dhlomo is an award-winning magazine editor and publisher,

Chris is an award-winning serial-entrepreneur, engineer, futurist, pragmatist & optimist.

Damon Richis a designer and urban planner creating strategies to help residents..

Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky has worked extensively in the United Nations Kyoto Protocol process..

Quentin James is the Co-Founder & COO of Vestige Strategies, LLC – one of the top civic.

As a native of West Philadelphia, Jamira Burley saw first-hand the disenfranchisement of marginalized communities.

Elle Hearns is an organizer, speaker, strategist, and writer. Hearns' voice as a community organizer and speaker.

Kimberly Foster is founder and editor-in-chief of For Harriet, a multiplatform digital community for Black women.

Fania Davis is a leading national voice on restorative justice, a quickly emerging field which invites a fundamental shift.

Shawn D. Rochester is CEO of Good Steward LLC, a financial education and advisor company.

Frederick Joseph is a New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of "The Black Friend and upcoming Patriarchy Blues".

Tracy Sun is Co-founder and Senior Vice President of New Markets at Poshmark,

Xernona Clayton is the Founder, President and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc.

Delane Parnell is the Founder and CEO of PlayVS, the venture-backed startup building the infrastructure for high school esports.

Dan Pallotta is a builder of movements. He invented the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDSRides and Breast Cancer 3-Days.

An entrepreneur, investor, and speaker, Kelli M. Coleman is multi-hyphenate with a passion for building business and empowering other women along the way.

Since 2007, Stephen Satterfield has spent his career redefining food and beverage as means of organizing.

Independent artist, singer, songwriter, and content creator Sam Tsui took 2020 by storm with a new single release everything month.

Komal Ahmad is on Forbes 30 Under 30 and has also been listed among Entrepreneur Magazine’s Most Powerful Women.

Charles King is the founder and CEO of MACRO,